Wire-fastener



(No Model.)

B. T. BARRBT & R. NUSSBEOK. WIRE PASTENER.

No. 408,065. Patented July 30, 1889.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,065, dated July 30,1889.

Application filed April 20, 1889. Serial No. 307,935. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that we, BENJAMIN T. BARRET, a citizen of the United States,and RICHARD NUSSBECK, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, both residingat Henderson, in the county of Henderson and State of Kentucky, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in ire-Fasteners, of which thefollowing specification, taken in. connection with the ac companyin gdrawings, which form a part thereof, is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make anduse the same.

The object of our invention is to form a simple and economical .yeteffective device for fastening wire to posts in the construction of wirefences and the like; and to this end our invention consists of atriangularshaped metal nail having a groove across its upper edge, inwhich the wire rests, and a rough portion or a series of small groovesacross its under edge for the retention of the springclamp, incombination with a sheet-metal hook or clamp adapted to engage with thewire on each side of the steel nail and clamp down upon therough underedge of said nail, thus holding the wire and preventing its slippingsidewise.

In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings,inwhich--- Figure I is a perspective view of a wire fence put up withour improved wire-fasteners. Fig. II is a perspective view of one posthaving wire attached by means of our improvement. Fig. III is a frontview of the steel nail and clamp holding a wire. Fig. IV represents twodetailed views of the detached parts of our improved wire-fastener, onebeing a front perspective view of the clampinghook and the other a sideelevation of the steel nail.

A A A are posts supporting wires aa a by means of our improvedwire-fastener.

B is a triangular-shaped steel nail adapted to be driven into posts A,with the groove 7) upward and the roughened portion or series of groovesb downward. The construction O is the sheet-metal clamp, made of anysuitable sheet metal which is stiff enough to hold its shape and springover the roughened portion Z) of the steel nail B. For this purposesheet iron or zinc is preferred. This clamp O is U-shaped, having slot 0cut into the U for guiding it on the steel nail l3, and hooks c on theends of each arm for engaging the wire a. The lower portion of the clampis formed broader than the arms to strengthen it and make it morespringy. The construe tion of the clamp is more clearly shown in thefirst detail view of Fig. IV. The fastening device is clearly shown inposition holding the wire in Figs. II and III.

In constructing fences with our improved fastenerthe operation is asfollows: The steel nails B are first driven in place all along the lineof posts A, as many on each post as is desired, care being taken inplacing the nails to have the grooveb upward and series of grooves I)downward. The lines of wire a are then stretched for short distances ata time, resting on the upper groove 1) of the nail B. The clamps C arethen taken with the hooks c pointing in toward the posts A, hooked ontothe wires straddling the steel nail B, and clamped into place by ahammer, so that the groove 0 rests on the roughened portion 1) of thesteel nail l5.

Thus it will be seen that the construction of a'fence with ourimprovement is a very simple matter. If the clamps should become looseand allow the wires to sag, the clamps can be easily removed, the wiretightened, and the clamps again sprung into place.

Our improved fastener proves to be a very effective as well as simpledevice. The wire is held at three points, one point tending to push thewire upward, and two points on each side of the single point of contacttending to pull the wire downward, thus forming a secu re hold on thewire.

The wire and fastenings of fences constructed with our improvement maybe re moved and used over again without any appreciable wear on thesame.

The steel nail and clamps (when formed of sheet-iron) may be galvanizedto protect the same from weather.

Having thus described our invention, the

5 following is what we claim as new therein and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. In a wire-fastener for wire fences, &e., the combination of steelnail B, having wiresupporting groove 1), and U-shaped clamp C,

10 having hooks c, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire-fastener for wire fences, 850.,

the combination of post A, steel triangularshaped nail 13, having uppergroove 1) and lower series of grooves b',wit-h U shaped clamp 0, havinggroove 0 and hooks 0, all substanr 5 tially as and for the purpose setforth.

BENJAMIN T. BARRET. RICHARD NUSSBECK. Witnesses:

O. H. JOHNSON,

P. S. HOLLOWAY.

